Overview
What is Newforma Project Center?
Newforma Project Center is web-based construction project information management software for collaboration. Users can access a drag and drop interface, relate emails to documents, markup and review designs, track meeting minutes and action items, and search across projects. It has…
Online Collaborating Dream
Newforma for construction administration
Valuable document control between projects, teams, and organizations
Newforma Project Center
A decent EMS for your business
Popular Features
- Document sharing (5)10.0100%
- Plan distribution & viewing (5)9.090%
- Issue tracking & punchlists (5)8.080%
- Plan markups & sharing (5)6.060%
Pricing
What is Newforma Project Center?
Newforma Project Center is web-based construction project information management software for collaboration. Users can access a drag and drop interface, relate emails to documents, markup and review designs, track meeting minutes and action items, and search across projects. It has mobile…
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Features
Human Resource Management
Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.
- 6Employment history(1) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
Asset Management
Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.
- 6Tracking of all physical assets(1) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
Reporting & Analytics
Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.
- 8Dashboards(1) Ratings
Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.
- 7Custom reports(1) Ratings
Users can create custom reports.
Construction Project & Field Management
Features related to collaboration between construction management and project execution (e.g. the office and the job site, general contractors and subcontractors)
- 9Plan distribution & viewing(5) Ratings
Users can compare different versions of plans, and view live updates/revisions to plans (usually from a mobile device in the field).
- 6Plan markups & sharing(5) Ratings
Users can annotate plans from the field and easily share plans/markups with other project stakeholders.
- 8Issue tracking & punchlists(5) Ratings
Users can track issues from the field, and create punchlists upon substantial completion.
- 9Photo documentation(4) Ratings
Users can document construction progress and/or issues by uploading photos from the field.
- 6Jobsite reports(3) Ratings
Users can create and share reports on jobsite safety, daily progress, etc.
- 10Document sharing(5) Ratings
Users can share/attach other documents related to construction projects, such as specifications, contracts, drawings, etc.
- 9RFI tools(3) Ratings
Users can create, send, receive, and archive Requests for Information (RFIs), to record exchanges with subcontractors, vendors, and other suppliers.
- 10Collaboration & approvals(4) Ratings
Users can comment, send messages, and/or approve documents.
- 7As-built drawings(4) Ratings
Users can generate as-built drawings upon project completion, to reflect the exact dimensions and materials of the final work, including any changes made to the initial plans during the construction process.
- 3Mobile app(1) Ratings
Users can easily access the system from the field on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.
- 9Submittal design and management(1) Ratings
Tools that allow users to draft and build submittals, track their status, submit them online, annotate submittal PDFs, and send submittal approval online.
- 7Checklists(1) Ratings
Construction checklists allow you to link important elements in your construction project. Construction checklists detail specific information of activities and phases in your project.
- 9Meeting Minutes(1) Ratings
Tools that help you keep track of minutes in meetings.
Estimating
A set of tools and applications that allow contractors to forecast, track, monitor, and adjust the cost of building a structure. Cost estimates are used by project owners to determine the scope and feasibility of a project, and also for budget allocation. Contractors also use cost estimates when deciding whether or not to bid on a project and for bid creation.
- 7Job costing(1) Ratings
Tracking and monitoring of the costs of all materials, labor, subcontractors, & equipment required for a given construction project. Allows users to compare actual costs to estimated costs, see how the job is progressing, identify which parts of the job are using the largest parts of the budget.
- 9Bid creation(1) Ratings
Allows users to use bid packages or templates to quickly and efficiently create bids based off of cost estimates.
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(11)Community Insights
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- Recommendations
Newforma Project Center has been widely praised by users as their preferred file transfer platform for both incoming and outgoing documents. Its intuitive interface and streamlined features simplify data management, RFIs, and submittal processes, resulting in increased efficiency for users. The integration of Newforma's Outlook add-in allows for easy filing of emails to specific projects, enabling quick and efficient searching in the future.
One of the key use cases of Newforma is its ability to facilitate online collaboration among engineers and architects, eliminating the need for physical meetings. This feature has proven especially valuable in today's remote work environment, allowing teams to collaborate seamlessly regardless of their physical location. Additionally, during the construction administration phase of architectural projects, Newforma serves as an instrumental tool in facilitating effective communications between contractors and architects, ensuring that design intent is clearly conveyed.
Another significant use case is project management. Newforma excels at facilitating the filing and tracking of model transmissions, integrating smoothly with existing user practices and key applications. Users have found it easy to file documents both in the office and on the go, while large file sharing is simplified through transmittals that are both easy to set up and track. While it may lack some broader project management features, Newforma's strong integration capabilities make it a valuable tool that seamlessly complements other applications used in the industry.
Based on user reviews, here are the three most common recommendations for Newforma:
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Use the latest version of Newforma to avoid bugs and issues, and seek support from both Newforma and others in the industry.
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Start with email filing as a first step, gradually introducing other features to ensure a smooth transition and adoption of the software within the organization.
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Attend NewformaWorld, an annual event, to learn more about the software's capabilities. Additionally, establish a user community within the organization to define how Newforma will be used and benefit from top-level input and support.
Following these recommendations will help users make the most out of using Newforma in their organizations.
Attribute Ratings
Reviews
(1-4 of 4)Online Collaborating Dream
- Allows for online collaborating specific projects
- Keeps track of emails and RFI's engineer and architect needs, quick and easy access to
- I have found it difficult to locate audits.
- Some users have issues while uploading project data.
- Plan distribution & viewing
- 90%9.0
- Plan markups & sharing
- 60%6.0
- Document sharing
- 100%10.0
- Issue tracking & punchlists
- 80%8.0
- Photo documentation
- 90%9.0
- Jobsite reports
- 60%6.0
- RFI tools
- 90%9.0
- Collaboration & approvals
- 100%10.0
- As-built drawings
- 70%7.0
- Mobile app
- N/AN/A
- Submittal design and management
- N/AN/A
- Checklists
- 70%7.0
- Meeting Minutes
- 90%9.0
- Specifications
- N/AN/A
- Change orders
- N/AN/A
- Takeoff tools
- N/AN/A
- Job costing
- 70%7.0
- Cost databases
- N/AN/A
- Cost calculator
- N/AN/A
- Bid creation
- 90%9.0
- Employee demographic data
- N/AN/A
- Employment history
- 60%6.0
- Job profiles and administration
- N/AN/A
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- N/AN/A
- Organizational charting
- N/AN/A
- Organization and location management
- N/AN/A
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- N/AN/A
- Pay calculation
- N/AN/A
- Support for external payroll vendors
- N/AN/A
- Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
- N/AN/A
- Benefit plan administration
- N/AN/A
- Direct deposit files
- N/AN/A
- Salary revision and increment management
- N/AN/A
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Tracking of all physical assets
- 60%6.0
- Dashboards
- 80%8.0
- Standard reports
- N/AN/A
- Custom reports
- 70%7.0
- Data exportability
- N/AN/A
- ROI has not been evaluated yet, but I assume it will be positive.
Newforma for construction administration
- Construction administration.
- Document filing.
- File downloads.
- User-interface.
- Plan distribution & viewing
- 50%5.0
- Plan markups & sharing
- 30%3.0
- Document sharing
- 70%7.0
- Issue tracking & punchlists
- 60%6.0
- Photo documentation
- 40%4.0
- Jobsite reports
- 70%7.0
- RFI tools
- 90%9.0
- Collaboration & approvals
- 80%8.0
- As-built drawings
- 50%5.0
- Mobile app
- N/AN/A
- Submittal design and management
- 90%9.0
- Takeoff tools
- N/AN/A
- Job costing
- N/AN/A
- Cost databases
- N/AN/A
- Cost calculator
- N/AN/A
- Bid creation
- N/AN/A
- Faster construction timelines.
- Tracking of information.
- Archiving of project-related communications of all in the tam
- Searchable database of communication with many filters at great speed
- File transfer tracking for incoming, outgoing, and receipt (download record)
- Integration with Outlook and 3rd party graphics managers
- Automatic organization of files types and content in the server directory
- The initial file structure of shared directories needs to be set-up with a specific naming convention and order. Consistency is key to maximize the organizational capabilities of Newforma
- There are many capabilities in the application that go unused due to a lack of training materials
- Integration with Outlook is good but requires training across the organization for all users to consistently use it
- Plan distribution & viewing
- 80%8.0
- Plan markups & sharing
- 60%6.0
- Document sharing
- 90%9.0
- Issue tracking & punchlists
- 90%9.0
- Photo documentation
- 70%7.0
- Jobsite reports
- N/AN/A
- RFI tools
- N/AN/A
- Collaboration & approvals
- 70%7.0
- As-built drawings
- 70%7.0
- Mobile app
- 30%3.0
- Newforma makes it easy to transfer, share, archive, and search extensive data sets in a single GUI
- For it to be effective, all users in a team must receive a basic training and use it consistently
- Adoption in the industry is good (A/E); many teams use it consistently. Learning to use it once produces time-saving in subsequent projects
- Google Drive, Dropbox and Box
Newforma Project Center
- Newforma sits on top of our previous filing system (Windows Explorer). This was very important to us because we didn't have to change the project numbering system in order to fit Newforma's design. Also, if we were to decide we didn't like it, we could easily revert back to our previous methods.
- Newforma does a great job of indexing information, making searches much easier by being able to use keywords instead of knowing the exact file location. No more traversing through countless folders before finding what you need.
- Newforma keeps a read receipt for everything that you submit through it for issue tracking, and keeps an easy to read record of your workflow.
- If a document has two different size papers within the document (say a blueprint is included on an 11"x17" paper), Newforma will not print through the application.
Also, the markup tool is extremely useful and all of our users like it much better than Adobe Acrobat.
- Plan distribution & viewing
- 100%10.0
- Plan markups & sharing
- 100%10.0
- Document sharing
- 100%10.0
- Issue tracking & punchlists
- 100%10.0
- Photo documentation
- 100%10.0
- Jobsite reports
- 100%10.0
- RFI tools
- 100%10.0
- Collaboration & approvals
- 100%10.0
- As-built drawings
- 100%10.0
- Mobile app
- N/AN/A
- Saved countless hours archiving emails and other data.
- Reduced paper filing by going more digital.
- Our employees now have an easy to use search tool to find the data they need.